Milk-can.



L. R. STEEL. MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.7, 1911. '1 ,OO8,750. Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.'7, 1911.

1,008,750, Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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LEONARD R. STEEL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

MILK-CAN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD R. STEEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to milk cans, the object of the invention beingto provide an outer metal jacket and an inner glass jar, theconstruction of the metal jacket being such that the walls thereof maybe practically wholly spaced from the walls of the glass jar so as toprevent breakage of the latter on accidental damage of the jacket intransit.

Another object of the invention is to provide an outer metal jacket ofseparable sections including a main body and a bottom, the former beingprovided with fastening devices adapted to be engaged with the bottom soas to hold the said main body and the bottom securely connectedtogether.

Another object of the invention is to provide in the construction of theacket means whereby the fastening devices are so arranged with respectto the extreme lower end of the jacket so as to permit manipulation ofthe devices when the can is in its vertical or normal position.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviews.:Figure l is a vertical section through my improved can. Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view thereof with the bottom removed. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 41 is an enlargedsection through a portion of the can. Fig. 5 is a section through thelower portion of the can showing in detail a part of the inner jar, aportion of the bottom and the lower portion of the lower section of thejacket.

The can herein shown includes an outer metal jacket of upper and lowersections 1 and 2, the latter being formed at its upper end with aninwardly extending oflset portion 3 with which the lower end of the topsection 1 is engaged, a clamping band 1 being extended around the can atthe joint between the sections 1 and 2 and being secured to the sectionsby the fastening devices 5. The top section is formed with a centralopening 6 and surrounding the opening is a vertical short flange 7.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Application filed March 7, 1911.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 612,726.

The lower section is provided with a removable bottom member 8 which isformed with a peripheral depending flange 9. A spacing member 10 islocated exteriorly of the flange 9. A reinforcing band 11 is locatedinteriorly of the flange 9, and as shown, the band 11 and the member 10are secured to the flange 9 of the bottom by rivets or suitablefastening devices 12. The member 10 extends some distance above thebottom 8 and it is formed with a horizontal spacing flange 13. Thisflange is provided with slots 14:, preferably four in number, and asillustrated, each slot is in direct communication with a concentricrecess 15 in the flange.

A band 16 is secured to the interior portion of the lower section 2 nearthe lower end thereof. This band is formed witha horizontal flange 17which is disposed directly above the flange 13 of the spacing member.The band 16 is provided with vertical recesses 18 through which thevertical brackets 19 extend. These brackets are secured at 20 to thesection 2 of the jacket and each is formed at its lower end with ahorizontal support 21. Each support is provided with a vertical threadedpassage 22 which is in communication with a recess 23. A stem 24 isthreaded to fit the passage and it is formed at its upper end with aclamping head 25. This head is located in the recess 23 and is adaptedto be brought into clamping engagement with the flange 13 on oneadjustment of the stem. The lower end of the stem is provided wit-h amanipulating portion 26. From this con struction it will be seen thatthe stems 2A form fastening devices by means of which the section 2 andthe bottom 8 can be securely clamped together.

The inner jar 27 is constructed of glass, being formed at its upper endwith a neck 28 exteriorly provided at its upper end with a shoulder 29.The top section 1 is curved upwardly and inwardly from its point ofconnection with the bottom section 2, being wholly out of contact withthe walls of the jar. The flange 7 ofthe top section has exteriorlysecured thereto a collar 30 which extends below the plane of the upperedge of the neck 28. A combined jar-retaining and closure supporting andspacing memthe direction of the neck of the jar so as to operate to holdthe same entirely spaced from the collar 30. The flange 32 is formedintegral with a vertically disposed exteriorly threaded portion 33, theupper end of said port-ion having formed thereon an inwardly extendinghorizontally disposed flange 34 which is adapted to bear against theshoulder 29 of the jar so as to hold the upper end of the section 1.This cover is provided with a relatively wide flange 39 which isexteriorly fitted to the collar 30. The flange extends above the planeof the collar and above the plane of the cover 35 the flange is securedto a crown 40 of concavo-convex form. This crown is provided withoutwardly flared walls 41 which are curled to form a circumferentialreinforcing bead 42. An eye member 43 is fitted to the flange of themain cover and on proper adjustment of the main cover the eye member maybe arranged in such proximity with respect to a similar eye member 44 onthe top section 1 so as to receive therewith any suitable well knownform of seal, whereby the main cover can be securely held in a lockedposition.

As hereinbefore described the collar 30 of the top section of the metaljacket is disposed below the plane of the upper edge of the neck 28,being arranged substantially in the same' general plane with the flange34. In view thereof, it will be seen that when the covers 35 and 38 areremoved from the jacket and jar respectively the contents of the can maybe poured without any liability of the contents passing over any metalparts of the can.

When assembling the glass jar with the metal jacket it may be describedthat the bottom 8 is placed upon a suitable support, such as a floor orthe like and arranged horizontally thereon, after which, the jar isplaced upon the said bottom in a position so that the lower end of thejar will be wholly embraced by the spacing member 10. The metal jacketis then placed over the jar and the fastening devices 24 are extendeddown through the slots 14 in the spacing member 13. The jacket is thengiven a slight turn so as to cause the heads 25 of the fastening devicesto be operatively disposed beneath the horizontal flange 13. Thefastening devices can then be adjusted so as to cause their headportions 25 to be moved into frictional contact with the flange of thespacing member and thereby moving the said flange and the flange 17securely into gripping contact with each other.

The band 4 has secured thereto suitable attaching brackets 45 on whichare mounted pivoted handles 46. The jar is preferably graduatedvertically or formed with a suitable scale so that one can readilyascertain the exact quantity of the contents contained in the jar. Thebottom of the jar is curved directly into the vertical walls of the jarso as to facilitate cleaning the bottom and to prevent the accumulationof foreign matter therein and particularly at the point of connection ofthe bottom with the vertical walls.

1. A can, a receptacle therein, a removable bottom for the can, a spacercarried by the bottom and extending thereabove and embracing thereceptacle, and provided with I a recessed flange, a flange carried bythe can and located above the recessed flange, a bracket carried by thecan and extending through the flange of the can, and a movable clampingdevice carried by the bracket and disposed below the flange of thespacer and having engagement therewith to hold the same against thesecond flange.

2. A can including a bottom section and an upper'section, a spacercarried by the 7 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature v in presenceof two witnesses.

LEONARD R. STEEL. Witnesses:

GUsrAvE SCHARMANN, RoB'r. J. STEEL.

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Washington, D. ,C.

